Lace Shawl - Finished!

Yahoo! Finally finished with my modified version of the Lady's Circular Cape from Victorian Lace Today, knit in Shadow lace yarn in the Spring Green Heather color. It was a little boring to knit, which is why it took me so long - I was always finding more interesting things to knit, but now that it's done I love it! Shadow is really warm, with a nice weight and drape without being too heavy. I really like the shape too (the photo makes it look like a semi-circle, but it's really more like 2/3 of a circle) - the ends are just long enough to wrap around me and to stay on my shoulders without constant adjustment. To get this shape, I knit 9 of the 12 repeats that the pattern called for. I also made the shawl a bit deeper (higher - more rows) than the pattern called for because I like to scrunch lace up when I wear it.

I just got a cute white and brown print sundress that has the tiniest bit of green in the print too. Since Shadow is a heathered yarn, and the Spring Green is subtly multi-hued, this shawl looks really good with the little bit of green in the dress print. Add a pair of green strappy sandals and I'm ready for summer parties!

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Tina, Beautiful!! I've had that shawl marked in my book for at least a year but did not want to make it a full circle and was not sure how to decrease the number. Would you share how many stitches did you cast on to get only 9 repeats and how you lengthened it? Antonia

Beautiful! I did the same shawl this spring, with the same yarn (different colour, but I love the colour you chose). It was pretty easy, but I added beads to the bottom half so that kept me paying attention.

Its gorgeous! Makes me want to try lace knitting again. I've tried it a couple of times but I get totally confused when I'm using the lace weight yarns. Sigh! I've really got to give it another try. It is just so pretty!
Phyllis